Scholarship Recipients: Letter Writing Tips

You may submit a letter or thank you card.

Please address your letter to the donor (name given to you by your unit/or by the Advancement office, and address it as follows:c/o Jackie VanterpoolAdvancement Office - Faculty of Arts & ScienceSuite 2032, 100 St. George St.Toronto, ON M5S3G3Or: c.vanterpool@utoronto.ca

Keep your letter 1-3 paragraphs long, simple and to the point.

Customize your letter to your scholarship, mentioning the scholarship name and any other information/scholarship criteria that qualified you to receive this scholarship.

Please include:

a) A sentence to THANK THE DONOR in the opening paragraph and closing paragraph.b) Your specific academic program, degree, any other academic or career goals.c) Any relevant extra-curricular activities that the donor may find interesting.d) Anything that you think might indicate to the donor how important/meaningful it is for you to receive the scholarship.